The holidays are all about baking and one great tradition to start at your
house is constructing a gingerbread house. What could be more fun for kids (and
adults) then to make a house of candy!

Start with an idea and a good recipe. Check out the
Gingerbread Book for Ideas to get
started and we also have a great
gingerbread recipe
to use. After baking the gingerbread cut out the house frame. To get all the
proportions correct you might want to purchase a set of cutters. The
Gingerbread House Bake Set
includes polyresin cutters plus assembly instructions.

Be sure to have lots of candy on hand for
decorations. Remember that smaller pieces adhere to the royal icing easier than
big gumdrops. We host a Gingerbread House Contest every year and some of the
favorite sweets for decorating our mini marshmallows, skittles and mini choc
chips. Be sure to throw in a couple of candy canes too!